Obituaries

August 9, 2013

Mr. Jimmy O. Livingston

Funeral services for Jimmy O. Livingston were held at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Bradley, MS on August 2, 2013 at noon. Wayne Hill and Mike Sanders officiated. Burial followed at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Cemetery.

Mr. Livingston died on Tuesday, July 31, 2013 and also served as a member of the National Guard. He was a resident of Sturgis, MS.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 556, Eupora, MS 39744-0556.

Oliver Funeral Home of Eupora was in charge of arrangements.

Roger Turner Sr.

July 22, 2013

Services for Roger Turner Sr., 64, of Corinth were July 25, 2013, at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Corinth with the Mickey Trammel officiating. Burial was in Ebenezer Cemetery in Eupora.

He was born June 23, 1949, to the late Harvey and Dolly Turner Taylor. Mr. Turner was a riverboat captain for 27 years for Kirby Marine of Houston, Texas, and was a member of Tate Baptist Church He died July 22, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center.

Survivors include his wife of three years, Cheryl Turner of Corinth; four sons, Roger Allen Turner Jr. of Yazoo City, Andy Turner of Eupora, Brad Woodard of Hallettsville, Texas, and Wesley Wilbanks of Corinth;. three daughters, Penny Harrison and Connie Odom of Eupora, and Lisa McCall of Tupelo; a brother, Charles Turner of Sheridan, Ark.; two sisters, Sue Rushing of Harrison, Ark., and Bettye Lynchard of Vicksburg; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services for Donald Wilson Sr., 92, of Mathiston were July 27, 2013, at Oliver Funeral Home Chapel in Eupora with the Rev. Steve Griffin officiating. Burial was in Spring Valley Cemetery in Mathiston.

He was a retired salesman for Gerber Baby Foods. Mr. Wilson was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Mathiston, and was a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the American Legion. During his time in the Navy he served on the USS Wyoming, the USS Pastores and the USS Kilauca. He died July 22, 2013, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville.

Survivors include a son, Donald Wilson Jr. of Mathiston; two daughters, Donnie Ruth Avery of Lyman, S.C., and Susan Munson of Zion, Ill.; two sisters, Agnes Agar of Lima, Ohio, and Virginia Boothroy of Johnston, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

She was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Mathiston to the late Ruth Hester and Noah Ellis. Mrs. Yorke graduated from Bennett Academy and Blue Mountain College. She worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Mississippi State University and later as secretary to the director of flying at Columbus Army Air Base. She died July 21, 2013, at her home.

of Greenwich, Kathryn Yorke of Lodi, Calif., and Wendy Yorke Augustyn of Riverton, N.J.; two sisters, Ruth Anne Oswalt of Mathiston and Nancy Jones of Kosciusko; a brother, Noah Stanley Ellis of Madison; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, 1210 S. Old Dixie Highway, Building East #1002, Jupiter, FL 33458; www.jmcfoundation.org.

Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center of Jupiter, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.

Nona Lightell

July 18, 2013

Services for Nona B. Dalton Lightell, 90, of Mantee were July 20, 2013, at Memorial Funeral Home in Houston with Bro. Carpenter officiating. Burial was in Wake Forrest Cemetery.

She was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Webster County to the late Muldrew and Lula Dalton. Mrs. Lightell was a member of Mantee Baptist Church. She died July 18, 2013.

Survivors include her husband, Bobby Blaine Lightell of Mantee; a daughter, Donna Lightell of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Hazel Forrester of Eupora; and a host of nieces and nephews.

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